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Hey guys, ive been lurkin the pub fer awhile.. just wanted to know whats the deal with hippies. ive been raised in a very anti hippy environment.. i think i share some things in common with you, but im just wondering what exactly makes a hippy??

I never said I was a hippie. I dont think Im a hippie. I wouldnt classify myself as anything. But I believe in peace over any kind of violence, I listen to the dead, I go to festivals and follow shows.

And hippies can listen to whatever they want. I dont think you can profile a hippie just because they listen to something other then hippie music.

Quote:Freeker said:IMO what makes a hippie is that unconditional love for all living things. It's not the GD, pot, or long hair though those are pupular in hippie culture (or atleast thats what everyone seems to think).

let me ask you this then: is there such a thing as unconditional love? amongst humans i mean

personaly, I don't think there are hippies anymore. First, Hippies was derived from the word Hip, and they hippies were just hip people. Because it was a cool mainstrem attitude. And the fact is, fuck mainstream attitudes. There are people who live a hippiesque life; however, I find the rainbows to be the modern hippies.

I don't know, I don't like the word hippie.

--------------------Calico Kahlia come tell me the news
Calamity's waiting for a way to get to her
Rosy red and electric blue
I bought you a paddle for your paper canoe

Say you'll come back when you can
Whenever your airplane happens to land
Maybe I'll be back here too
It all depends on what's with you

Quote:Freeker said:IMO what makes a hippie is that unconditional love for all living things. It's not the GD, pot, or long hair though those are pupular in hippie culture (or atleast thats what everyone seems to think).

Sure there is. You can love everyone around you. You can control how you feel about others. You can restrain yourself from making negative comments about people. How others respond is their deal, but you can have unconditional love for anything.

Quote:Freeker said:IMO what makes a hippie is that unconditional love for all living things. It's not the GD, pot, or long hair though those are pupular in hippie culture (or atleast thats what everyone seems to think).

let me ask you this then: is there such a thing as unconditional love? amongst humans i mean

yes i have met a few of these such people. Hippy is a broad word, but i mean sice you are talking about unconditional love, i have met a saint or two in my times and the showed me thi light and the love.

Quote:DNKYD said:Nope, love is naught but a chemical reaction in the brain with the sole purpose of making man want to reproduce and ensure the survival of our species. It's the main weapon against free will.

i have a song which is basically the essence of that post.

Ripple: i agree, i totally beleive there are "neo hippies" but i think hippies for the most part are extinct. same as punks

after all i got to say all this is nothing but Illusions that we have created.... so what does it matter? Coming to peace with this notion is a hard thing to grasp and when you do i would have to say the world would be very boreing.